Climate Change and Democracy

At first sight it may appear ludicrous to link climate change with the quality of democracy. But on deeper consideration it will become obvious that there is a clear link between the two, as explained in the previous posts on this blog.

To recapitulate, truer the democracy the more the policies of the government would be in tune with the actual needs of the people - safe shelter, clean air and water, basic hygiene, meaningful employment and a polity that facilitates the further refinement of human faculties.

Instead in the present kind of democracy, people have no choice but to accept the model of development that is imposed by those in power. The people are made to believe that growth oriented development model that inevitably causes exploitation of natural resources, would eventually bring peace and happiness to all.

Such an approach has only led to environmental degradation and an imminent catastrophic climate change.